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橋渡し: mediation, good offices, go-between, intermediary, mediator, bridge (between) | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

橋渡(はしわた)し

はしわたし

mediation, good offices, go-between, intermediary, mediator, bridge (between)

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Reading: はしわたし
Romaji: hashiwatashi
Meaning: mediation, good offices, go-between, intermediary, mediator, bridge (between)
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

彼(かれ)は両国(りょうこく)の文化交流(ぶんかこうりゅう)の橋渡(はしわた)しを担(にな)った。
He served as a bridge for cultural exchange between the two countries.
専門家(せんもんか)が行政(ぎょうせい)と住民(じゅうみん)の橋渡(はしわた)しをした。
The expert acted as a go-between for the government and the residents.
彼女(かのじょ)は

企業(きぎょう)

と

大学(だいがく)

の

橋渡(は)

し

役(わたしやく)

として、

新(あら)

たな

共同研究(きょうどうけんきゅう)

を

実現(じつげん)

した。

As a liaison between businesses and universities, she made a new joint research project possible.

若者向(わかものむ)けの施設(しせつ)が、世代間(せだいかん)の橋渡(はしわた)しとなっている。

The facility for young people serves as a bridge between generations.